We chat about the realities of doing events, launch parties and just walking into bookshops and asking to sign your books. A great episode for authors who are in the process of publishing and aren't sure how interfacing with booksellers works.

• Naomi Gibson, author of Every Line of You, Game Over Girl, Man Muse Monster
• Melissa Welliver, author of The Undying Tower, My Love Life and the Apocalypse, Soulmates and Other Ways to Die, To the Death
• Jamie Greenwood, creator & host of The Write and Wrong Podcast

It's all marketing and PR this week as we get into the realities of it, talk about how different books get different budgets and the things that authors can do themselves to help spread the word about their books and themselves.

• Naomi Gibson, author of Every Line of You, Game Over Girl, Man Muse Monster
• Melissa Welliver, author of The Undying Tower, My Love Life and the Apocalypse, Soulmates and Other Ways to Die, To the Death
• Jamie Greenwood, creator & host of The Write and Wrong Podcast

It's time to chat about editorial, the relationship between editor and author and how much power editors have over an author's manuscript.

PSA: Kesia Lupo is discussed in this episode who was previously an editor with Chicken House, she then became a literary agent in the US and after recording this she has actually returned to editorial in the UK (and Naomi has a new agent for her adult writing).

• Naomi Gibson, author of Every Line of You, Game Over Girl, Man Muse Monster
• Melissa Welliver, author of The Undying Tower, My Love Life and the Apocalypse, Soulmates and Other Ways to Die, To the Death
• Jamie Greenwood, creator & host of The Write and Wrong Podcast

We're diving into what it means to be a full-time author, the realities of reaching that point and why most authors have another source of income.

• Naomi Gibson, author of Every Line of You, Game Over Girl, Man Muse Monster
• Melissa Welliver, author of The Undying Tower, My Love Life and the Apocalypse, Soulmates and Other Ways to Die, To the Death
• Jamie Greenwood, creator & host of The Write and Wrong Podcast

We're back for a new season all about publishing and in the first episode we are chatting about gatekeepers and the various hurdles they represent!

• Naomi Gibson, author of Every Line of You, Game Over Girl, Man Muse Monster
• Melissa Welliver, author of The Undying Tower, My Love Life and the Apocalypse, Soulmates and Other Ways to Die, To the Death
• Jamie Greenwood, creator & host of the Write and Wrong Podcast

Middle grade author, Philip Kavvadias is here to chat about some of the publishing myths and struggles within children's books.

• Naomi Gibson, author of Every Line of You, Game Over Girl
• Melissa Welliver, author of The Undying Tower, My Love Life and the Apocalypse, Soulmates and Other Ways to Die
• Jamie Greenwood, creator & host of the Write and Wrong Podcast

This episode is about that moment when the marketing cycle is over and the dust has started to settle on the publication of your debut novel. What happens next?

• Naomi Gibson, author of Every Line of You, Game Over Girl
• Melissa Welliver, author of The Undying Tower, My Love Life and the Apocalypse, Soulmates and Other Ways to Die
• Jamie Greenwood, creator & host of the Write and Wrong Podcast

It's all numbers and percentages this week as Naomi and Melissa walk us through the financial breakdown of publishing a novel from the authors point of view.

• Naomi Gibson, author of Every Line of You, Game Over Girl
• Melissa Welliver, author of The Undying Tower, My Love Life and the Apocalypse, Soulmates and Other Ways to Die
• Jamie Greenwood, creator & host of the Write and Wrong Podcast